BUGGE BIBLE

The Byble, that is to say all the Holy Scripture; in whych are contayned the Olde and New Testamente, truly and purely translated into english, & nowe lately with greate industry & diligence recognised.

London, Imprynted by J. Daye and W. Seres, 1549.
Bible. English. Matthew’s version.
220.5 B58MT

Known as the “Bugge Bible.” Some editions of bibles contain misprints which can be unusual, humorous or just strange. Sometimes these are misspellings, or colloquialisms, or just blunders.

The Bugge Bible is so-called because of odd wording in the 5th verse of the 91st Psalm, which reads:

"So that thou shalt not nede to be afrayed for any bugges at night…”

The King James Bible and all subsequent bibles uses the word “terror” in place of bugges. This has made the “Bugge Bible” unusual and collectible.

The bible was acquired by the library in the 1930s.